Alpha Protocol Preview

Thunderbolt is the latest website to put together a preview of Alpha Protocol based on the demonstration given during this year’s PAX East convention. A little something to get you started:

Using another stealth running skill our demo followed Michael deeper into enemy territory. Nailing another one of the soldiers unfortunately alerted some nearby enemies. With his cover blown, there was no longer a need for silent ammo as Michael equipped something a bit noisier and found some cover. After taking out the last of the nearby soldiers there was a short break before a large armored vehicle arrived. Moving from cover to cover and finding a series of trusty if a bit convenient rocket launchers, Michael bombarded the vehicle until it came to a halt on a nearby bridge.

Michael then confronted a General who emerges from the fiery wreckage, at this point Alpha Protocol transitions to its dialogue system, which notably uses a timer to force players to be decisive and think quickly. Without getting into the specifics, Michael is informed that the people he has trusted and followed to this point aren’t exactly who they appear. From here he has to decide how to deal with the General, and in the case of our demo, Michael ended up tossing him off the bridge.